Particle Image

An image dissolved into hundreds of thousands of GPU particles that swirl apart and reassemble with fluid curl noise and interactive cursor wakes.

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Properties (16)

ParameterWE KeyTypeDefaultDescription
Custom Image FileimagefilefileLocal image file from your computer (leave empty for default)
Custom Image URLimageurltextDirect web URL to an image (leave empty for default)
Background Colorbackgroundcolorcolor#000000Background fill color behind the particle field
Show Backdrop ImageshowimagebooltrueDraw the source image softly behind the particles
Image Opacityimageopacityslider0.3Opacity of the backdrop image
Particle Countparticlecountslider300000Number of live particles (rounded to square simulation grid)
Particle Sizeparticlesizeslider2Diameter of individual particle points in pixels
Particle Opacityparticleopacityslider0.85Peak particle opacity
Particle Lifespanlifespanslider200Number of simulation frames before particles respawn
Flow Speedspeedslider1Rate at which the procedural flow field evolves
Noise Scalenoisescaleslider0.0005Flow field spatial frequency (lower = longer, smoother currents)
Noise Strengthnoisestrengthslider0.05Acceleration applied along the flow field each frame
Dampingdampingslider0.95Velocity retention each frame (lower = settles faster)
Cursor InteractioncursorinteractionbooltrueAllow mouse pointer momentum to drag particles
Cursor Strengthcursorstrengthslider0.1How much pointer momentum transfers to nearby particles
Cursor Radiuscursorradiusslider100Radius of pointer influence in pixels